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Descriptor English: Galactitol
Descriptor Spanish: Galactitol
Descriptor galactitol
Scope note: Producto natural de las plantas obtenido tras reducción de la GALACTOSA. Se presenta como polvo cristalino blanco con ligero sabir dulce. Se puede formar en exceso en el cristalino en las GALACTOSEMIAS, una deficiencia de GALACTOCINASA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Galactitol
Descriptor French: Galactitol
Entry term(s): Dulcitol
Tree number(s): D02.033.800.400
D09.853.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004376
Scope note: A naturally occurring product of plants obtained following reduction of GALACTOSE. It appears as a white crystalline powder with a slight sweet taste. It may form in excess in the lens of the eye in GALACTOSEMIAS, a deficiency of GALACTOKINASE.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: 113ZQ1Y7DD
CAS Type 1 Name: Galactitol
Previous Indexing: Alcohols (1966-1971)
Antineoplastic Agents (1966-1971)
Carbohydrates (1969-1971)
Galactose (1966-1971)
Galactosemia (1966-1971)
Hexoses (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 98; see DULCITOL 1991-97, see SUGAR ALCOHOLS 1972-90; for GALACTITOL see DULCITOL 1978-97
History Note: 98(72)
DeCS ID: 4437
Unique ID: D004376
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Galactitol - Preferred
Concept UI M0006879
Scope note A naturally occurring product of plants obtained following reduction of GALACTOSE. It appears as a white crystalline powder with a slight sweet taste. It may form in excess in the lens of the eye in GALACTOSEMIAS, a deficiency of GALACTOKINASE.
Preferred term Galactitol
Dulcitol - Narrower
Concept UI M0372411
Preferred term Dulcitol



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